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Thanks for the video links - they were interesting. @ the peppermill reno the help page for 10 play triple double says the probability to get the additional 2 cards is > or = to 27.36 % IF IT WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PAY. Any idea why the part I capitilized is there? Seems adding 2 cards could always result in additional pay. Indeed I have had instances where the 5 card hand doesn't pay out but the additional 2 cards cause the 7 card hand to pay out. Are they saying that the 2 cards are predetermined and if they don't help - they aren't shown? This seems to be the case as I get multiple sequential hands where no hand gets the additional 2 cards. Since the 2 cards could match a single Jack/better or even be a paying pair or create trips it seems likely they just never show additional 2 cards that don't help the 5 card hand at all. And if they would help, then the 27% chance kicks in - further reducing the chances that the 2 cards are awarded.

On the plus side, the 2 cards did net me a royal for 4k credits and 4 of a kind with 3 of a kind for 4.7k credit.

This game is horrible.
The % shown doesn't even come close to the reality of how often it happens (real % is much lower)